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Waves: Observation in near Infrared Spectral Band Undulatory Disturbance in the Middle Atmosphere Layers of the Earth of Technogenic and Naturally Occurring Origin (Volny)
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Overview | Description | Applications | Operations | Results | Publications | Images

Experiment/Payload Overview

Information provided courtesy of the Energia website.
Brief Summary

Volny (Waves) records atmospheric phenomena in the Service Module window with two very small cameras. One camera captures the full visual spectrum, and another camera focuses on the wavelength of light emission associated with sprites (sprites are giant flashes of lightning that propagate upward above large thunderstorms, 50-90 km above the Earth's surface).

Principal Investigator

  • V. V. Alpatov, , , , , Russia

    • Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

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    Sponsoring Space Agency

    Roscosmos

    Sponsoring Organization:

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    ISS Expedition Duration:

    April 2005 - September 2006



    Expeditions Assigned

    11, 12, 13

    Previous ISS Missions

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    Experiment/Payload Description

    Research Summary

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    Description

    Recording and mapping of the wave processes in upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere by wave-like disturbances in the boundary surface between optically thin and optically dense atmosphere.

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    Applications

    Space Applications

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    Earth Applications

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    Operations

    Operational Requirements

    LSO equipment.

    Operational Protocols

    Study wave characteristics at altitudes of upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere depending upon a season and geographic location.

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    Results/More Information

    Looking into a possibility of recording the waves generated by high-power pulse sources of natural and technogenic character at mesospheric altitudes. Recording of atmospheric waves originating from persistent thermospheric sources (atmospheric convection, changes in thermospheric circulation, stream flows, the processes of interacting of surface air flow with the Earth surface relief).

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    Related Web Sites
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment
  • Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]

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    Publications

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    Ground Based Results Publications

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    Images

    imageLSO equipment, including the microcamera unit on a rotary bracket, electronics box and cable set.


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    Information provided by the investigation team to the ISS Program Scientist's Office.
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